Micheál Martin was speaking in Brussels after Ireland and Spain requested review of accord
‘Very challenging’ to get EU to agree to suspend Israel trade deal - TánaisteIsrael rules out Palestinian state as part of settlement after Gaza war
The United States and the United Kingdom have already imposed such sanctions on extremist settlers, but the issue has been held up in the EU since foreign ministers first considered it late last year, with Hungary and the Czech Republic wielding their vetoes. Several EU countries suspended funding after Israel accused some Unwra staff of involvement in the October 7th Hamas attacks that precipitated its invasion of Gaza, which has killed almost 29,000 people according to the local death count.
The EU is one of Unrwa’s largest donors, and the European Commission has said funding will depend on the outcome of an investigation of the allegations.
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